But in the end the LaFollette Mayor Mike Stanfield and Councilmen Hansford Hatmaker and Joe Bolinger voted to make Jimmie Jeffries the new LaFollette Police Chief.

Councilwoman Stephanie Grimm made a motion to hire William Roehl. But the motion failed with a three to two vote. It was the same voting pattern that elected Jeffries as the new chief. Hatmaker made the motion for Jeffries, and just as quickly as the council voted no for Roehl the council voted three to two for Jeffries.

A traffic stop led to the discovery of cash and pills last Thursday afternoon.
LaFollette Police Sgt. Joe Brown and Detective Lt. Monty Miller were aware Samuel Kenton West, 39, of 276 Adam Hollow Road, Pioneer had an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Scott County when they stopped him in the parking lot of the Corner Market.
Travis David Williams, 27, of 1215 South Highway 25, was a passenger in West’s car at the time of the stop.

The City of LaFollette may have more money for projects than actual projects.

At the monthly workshop on Monday, the council discussed the funds received from the Service Transportation Program (STP). About $400,000 is being provided to the city, which the council thought would be better spent on paving.

“Since we just want to do paving it takes out all of the EPA stuff,” said Interim City Administrator Cade Sexton. “Otherwise we would have people going to environmental reviews.”

With rumors circulating that he will soon be making the move from local to state government, County Mayor William Baird maintains he is staying put.
“I am not going anywhere,” Baird said following a meeting of the South Campbell County Rotary Club on Tuesday. “I have not inquired about a job (in Governor Bill Haslam's administration) and I have not been asked.”

Campbell County High School is taking up the baton in educating students, but the lessons being taught this weekend at the school aren’t just for students.

Everyone is invited to attend the I Hate Meth drug awareness rally on Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Music, food and demonstrations will be organized in the cafeteria, auditorium and gymnasium at the high school.